For all their ongoing struggles, the Pittsburgh Pirates deserved to take some pride in their recent six-game win streak, which saw the club put together a perfect homestand ahead of nine straight on the road.

The Pirates didn’t look like a last-place team during a 6-0 homestand in which they outscored the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals by 43-4.

Tommy Pham hits a 428-foot two-run home run to center field, putting the Pirates up 2-1 in the 3rd inning

Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés hit a single to left field and first baseman Wilson Contreras came around third base and headed for home in the top of the fourth inning on July 1. Pham got right on the ball and made a great throw home, as Pirates catcher Henry Davis tagged Contreras out and ended the Cardinals' scoring chance.

Pham was responsible for the Pirates ' first two runs of the game with RBI singles in the second and seventh. The journeyman outfielder has gone 13-for-29 (.448) with two home runs and 13 RBI over his last eight games, which is in stark contrast to his 1-for-16 mini-slump across his prior nine outings.